Sunday Synopsis

In this retrospective episode, we look back over the life of David. What are some of the big take aways we can learn from his life? Listen in as we wrap up the Life of David series.

David had a few sons that potentially could take the throne. In this episode, we look at what happened with them.

If you've been in church for some time, you've probably heard the old saying, “Give God what's right, not what's left.” It can seem cliché, but there is still truth in it. If what we give to God doesn't take much effort of cost, then how much of ourselves have we really given him?

Unintended Consequences. Many things happen as a result of out decisions that never entered our minds at the time of our actions. Unfortunately, David had to learn some hard lessons from some poor decisions he made. Listen in to see what we can learn.

Sometimes life can seem like a giant soap-opera. The lead up to David finally becoming king really seems like it as well. The nation of Israel was in civil war. What can we learn from how David handled all of this? Listen in to find out!

No good deed goes... Well, for David it kind of went both ways when he watched over Nabal's men and sheep. In this episode, we are reminded how we should react when people show us kindness. (Hint: Not like Nabal!)

Even as Saul became increasingly unhinged, David would not raise his hand against him. We should all be wary of attacking God's anointed, even when they are acting rather ungodly!

A friend's a friend forever if the Lord's the Lord of them. That famous lyric was never more true than with Jonathan and David. Listen in to see what we can learn from these two men of the Old Testament.

You knew it was coming, and here it is! David vs. Goliath. What do we do when we are confronted by giants in our lives? As always, God has a plan, and He is there to help!

In Psalms 25, David provides a blueprint for putting our trust in the Lord. 

Everyone is important in the body of Christ. David showed us this when he and his men retrieved their wives and children from the Amelekites. Listen in to hear what happened.

David is at a place of pressing. Nothing is going right, and his men are ready to kill him. What he does next serves as a great example for all of us. Listen in to find out.

In this episode of the Sunday Synopsis podcast, we start a series of the life of David. Listen in as Samuel overcomes doubt and fear to choose a new king for Israel.

The end has come for Wormwood's patient. It was a glorious end as moved from this life to the next. Of course, that means utter failure for Wormwood, and his uncle Screwtape is not happy about it at all.

Wormwood's patient has proven himself courageous, but not prideful in his actions during this time of war. So, what advice does Screwtape has left? As a last ditch effort, he encourages Wormwood to disrupt the patient's view of "reality." Focus on the horrors of war as real, and anything good as mere emotion.

The Germans are invading the patient's homeland. Now is the time to talk about cowardice. Can wormwood get his patient to act cowardly? Will it lead to despair or repentance?

Wormwood just isn't getting it. He is so excited that the war is coming closer bringing the possibility of death to his patient. However, he is forgetting one thing. If his patient dies as a christian, Wormwood would lose him forever. It would be much better if the patient lives a long life with plenty of opportunity for temptation!

Time for an attack on prayer. Screwtape wants us distracted, and doubting that our prayers even work. What is our defense to that? Listen in to find out!

Unselfishness is a wonderful thing. But, when Screwtape gets ahold of it we end up with unselfish acts with very selfish motives!

Screwtape is still hung up on who the patient hangs out with. If he's going to be a Christian, he needs to attach something to his christianity, and then be in a continual search for something new. Because the same old christianity will not do.

My set of Christians. Sometimes we can be prideful about the particular group of Christians we associate with. That is just what Screwtape is hoping for in his latest letter.

Screwtape has calmed down a bit from the previous letter's blow up. He is back to instructing his nephew on effective means of corrupting the patient's faith.

Screwtape is angry with his nephew. Not only has he allowed his patient to fall in love with a devout christain, but he is also working to get Screwtape booted from his post. There is trouble in the camp!

Ah, victimhood. When we say something has been taken from us that was never really ours to begin with. This is the tactic Screwtape turns to in this chapter of the Screwtape Letters.

Things are still going poorly for Screwtape and Wormwood. Wormwood's patient is living a chaste single life, waiting for the right woman to marry. What will Wormwood do? Listen in for Screwtape's advice.

Screwtape realized he has made a mistake, and is trying to clean it up. In previous letters, he admitted that God really loves his creation. In this letter, Screwtape tries to set the record straight that God really doesn't love us, but has some other motive for His relationship with us.

Love and marriage. Our culture today may have a different view of it that God did when he created it all those years ago. That may be in no small part to the efforts of Screwtape and the like.

In this chapter of The Screwtape Letters, we talk about gluttony. It's a subject we in the US don't like to talk about much, but are certainly guilty of.

Wormwood's patient has been attending the same church since his conversion. This is rather distressing to Screwtape. He would much prefer the man shopping around to find a more 'suitable' church. What is his solution? Listen in to find out!

God wants our minds to be on what we are doing now, and how we are living for eternity. Screwtape would much rather us be focused on the past or the future. Why is that, and what does the Bible have to say about it? Listen in to find out!

Wormwood has not made his way back into his uncle's good graces yet. Infact, thengs seem to be getting worse. The patient has been. . . humble!

Wormwood has blown it! His patient has come to a place of repentance. How did this happen? Is there any hope for Wormwood to get him back on track?

Things are going well for Wormwood. His patient is drifting away from his love of the Enemy. Will the patient be deceived into thinking all is well when all is truly not well?

A joyful heart is good medicine. Screwtape knows that laughter from a bitter heart, however, can be poisonous. In this chapter of the Screwtape Letters, Uncle Screwtape instructs his nephew on the "best" sources of laughter.

"Bad Company corrupts good morals." That's just what Screwtape is hoping in this chapter of The Screwtape Letters!

In the previous chapter of the Screwtape Letters, Screwtape scolds his nephew for prematurely celebrating the trough that his patient is going through. In this chapter, he instructs Wormwood on strategies to take advantage of this wilderness time.

If you are a Christian long enough, you will most likely go through a wilderness experience. You might call it a dry time, spiritually speaking. It is a time when God seems so far away, but He assures us that He will never leave us or forsake us. In this chapter of the Screwtape letters, Wormwood's patient is going through one of these times. But, Screwtape cautions him because it is times like these that the Heavenly Father helps us grow!

Our convictions inform the causes we Christians take up. But, when our causes overtake Christ, we are in trouble. This is exactly the plan that Screwtape encourages Wormwood to enact in chapter 7 of the Screwtape Letters.

As horrific as war is, it is not as desirable a way to lead people to death as simply growing old; in Screwtape's view that is. Listen in to find our why.

Prayer is essential to the Christian life. Screwtape, Wormwood, and thier 'Father Below' want to do everything they can to disrupt and sabotage it. That is the discussion in this episode of Sunday Synopsis.

It's not always easy getting along with the people we live with, and Screwtape knows it. In this episode, we look at suggestions the senior tempter gives his nephew. And of course, we look at verses in the Bible that counter all his recommendations!

In this episode, we look at the second chapter of The Screwtape Letters. Here, Screwtape instructs Wormwood to keep his "patient" focused on people in the church and not the One they are at church to worship.

In this episode of the Sunday Synopsis podcast, we begin a look at C.S. Lewis' book The Screwtape Letters. In this episode, I look at the truth of the gospel, and keeping our focus on Jesus, not the circumstances of our lives. Thanks for listening. - Charley

If there is one thing that the lock downs and quarrantines of 2020 and 2021 taught us, it's that we need each other! Paul recognized this as he was finishing his letter to the Colossians. He acknowledged several people who helped him and the church. This is the last episode in this series from the book of Colossians.

It may be a month early, but we are having a Thanksgiving episode!! Paul instructs us in Colossians to have an attitude of thanksgiving. Joining me in this episode is a special guest that I am very thankful for, my daughter. So, listen in for a fun and little bit different episode of the Sunday Synopsis podcast.

Paul gives the Colossians a reminder that when we are at work, we are not just working for our master, but for our Master! Join in as we look at what he said!

Christ wants to be in all aspects of our lives, especially our families. In this episode, we look at what Paul wrote to the Colossians about godly relationships within our families.

When a contractor goes to renovate a house, they have to be able to see the end product before they start the work. When we see someone who's life is a wreck, can we catch a vision of who they could be when Christ does a work in them?

A child knows when they want to feel safe, they can hide behind mom or dad. We as Christians have a hiding place with Christ. Listen in as we continue our study of Colossians!

Where the Sprit of the Lord is, there is Freedom! What freedom do we find in Christ? Listen in to find out!